BOUND HIMSELF TO BE FREE ,
How Millet of "The Angelas" Struck off the
Galling Manacles of Debt ,
/ AST TRIUMPH OF THE ARTIST ,
Historical Feature of tlio I
Custom Which Inspired mill Lcil
to tlio Tardy KccoKiiltlon of
tlio Jjiitl of Grevlllc.
tThp following nro thn ponclndlnir chapters
rit"\llllntof'Tho Anzolils'"nwl "Tlio 'Allan-
1ns , of Millet , " written liy young Indies of tlio
Arnili'iiiy of Ilia Sacred Heart , 1'nrk place ,
this city. )
In tlio year 1800 Millet , strange to say ,
bound himself that ho miulit bo free. A cer
tain speculator Induced him to sign a con
tract whereby ho pledges himself to give up
In advance all the work ho would execute In
three years , receiving in return an assured
Income of a , thousand francs n month. This
was liberty , for It struck off the manacles of
debt and lead him out of the dark prison of
of anxiety In which ho had been shuddering1.
Wife and children were now safe and ho re
peated ngnin and again In his reverent Joy
that God was good to him , very good to him ;
his brow Hinoothed ; his lips relaxed ; his
hand moved with a new grace , the gr.ico
that comes from n glad heart. True ,
the result was to go straight Into the
hands of another. What of that ? IIo had
not paintcO for money indeed therobad been
little money for which to paint and now ,
licro was money assured. Not much , Indeed ,
but enough , and thcro was liberty to carry
out , his great Idea. Kooms were added to the
cottage , and all things wcro brightened in
this new sunshine. Ah , if it had only cotno
BOoncr. what happiness It might have be
stowed , what irremediable anguish it might
have spared. "VVlicn struggling with his
Bteniest poverty , his heart had ached and
Blckencd with the longing to go hack to
Gencliy. where two lonely women were- liv
ing on , in the one liopo of seeing him naraln.
They had died with that liopo unrulilllcd ,
nlmply and literally because ho was too poor
to go to them and they were too poor to go to
him. Nothing In after lifo over quite con
soled Millet for that unutterable sorrow.
Words never spoke it , but it spoke itself , and
still speaks , In his great picture called "Walt-
ing , " which has been well designated "a
painted silence. "
Prosperity , having once dawned , shone
moro and mere brightly as recognition ,
granted slowly at first , was bestowed at last
with the abundance that is railed fame. Yes ,
nt last ho was famous. Out from that long
and dlftlcult road , whcro no turning had
seemed to offer success ; out from the Holds of
Normandy , the studios of Cherbourg , the
streets of Paris ; , out through silence and
sorrow , through the epic of toil , ho had
htoppod forth into glory , and that , too , with
out sacrillcing his ideal. Had bo created u
new tusto , or had a new tosto discovered
him , or is it of the nature of truth
that , being sovereign , she must ut last reign
In her own right ) The applause of the ex
hibition of 1807 and flrst-cluss medal , the
approbation of tlio world , the ribbon of the
Legion of Honor all these homages greeted
the peasant , now become "Monsieur hi Chev
alier. " lie received it all with n sad smile.
Ho had learned in a rigid school tlio meaning
of "vanitas vanltntum. " Ills mother and
grandmother were gene ; Kousseau was
dead , leaving to his friend n grief
which never quitted him till they
slept sldo by side. Madame Millet was ill ;
the artist himself was worn out by that long
struggle ; sight was failing ; tlio weary head
was alwt.ys aching. The hour for repose was
Hearing. Ills last pictures in the three years
before the Franco-Prussian war tell the same
old story , "Tho Knitting Lesson , " "Buttcr-
Making" and "November , a Hemcmbr.inco of
Goncby. "
Tlio great war-cloud broke and deluged
Franco ; then the gentle artist fled with Ills
tcrrllled family to that beloved Normandy ,
rcinoto and tranquil , where his mother had
ming him lullabvs while Waterloo was being
lost and won. With the ret urn of peace anil
the reconstruction of Franco the Millets set
tled back in Barhlzon. But his country's
losses anil humiliations-proved the Html shock
to an exhausted frame. Ho lived on till the
opft&ingot 1875 , but ho was never quito him
self rigaln after Rousseau's death. It was
only the physical envelope that was giving
way ; the mind within was alive and vigorous
with great projects , never to bo realized. It
seemed to htm that ho had done nothing
as yet , nothing , ho repeated , nothing. Every
thing had been against him ; now the tide had
turned , and ho was ready to do great things.
But they wcro not to bo tlono. Ho lay all
through December looking straight on to the
end , and feeling that a great message had
been confided to him , and ho had not fully de
livered it 1 lint , as usual , ho would sum up
all by saying : "God is good. His will is
best. " And so surely must ho Imvo found it
to bo , when ho went beyond , out into the
great rest , in the January of 1ST5. His re
mains wcro laid , as ho had desired , beside his
friend Kousseau , in the village churchyard of
Clmillv. Content thco , .lean Francois 1 Thou
hast delivered thy message , and with elo
quence , and the world is learning its mean
ing that it may grasp its thoughts. And for
thyself , earnest anil steadfast spirit , now is
there rest and a beauty beyond thought.
Pausing at that humble grave wo seem to
hear the very words that Longfellow speaks
beside Albert Uuror's tomb :
"Kmlsravlt , Is thn Inscription on the tomb
stone where hn lies :
Dead ho Is not , but departed , for the artist
novcr-dlesl"
The AiiKolusjii History.
The Angelus in history dates from the
first chapter of St. Luke's Gospel. All that
pencil has borrowed or pen interpreted from
this scene must over rank below the exquisite
poem of the ovnngilo itself , beginning with
the verso that tells how an angel of the Lord
was sent to a virgin , nnd her name was Mary ,
and following the rhythmlo drama down to
its subllmo ending : "Behold tho'handmaid
of the Lord ! Bo It done to mo according to
thy word I And the nugcl departed from
her. "
The Roman Catholic custom of perpetually
commemorating this scene by three daily
"Avo Marias" stretches back so far , In its
simplest form , that no dnto can bo assigned
to its origin. But tliero is historical interest
hi noting , along the line of the centuries from
the middle ages to our own day , how
this ancient practice shaped Itself into its
present aspect. It Is somewhat remarkable
that cacti development forms a land murk for
some great movement or event in the history
of Europe.
The "Sernphlo doctor , " St. Bonavcnturo ,
ono of the greatest theologians of the church ,
was by birth a Tuscan. There Is an appositeness -
ness in tlio link that binds the poetic devo
tion of the evening Ave Maria , with this
scholar saint , whoso homo was the beautiful
Tuscany of Dante , Petrarch , Giotto , Frii
Angnllco and Michael Angelo. St. Bonaven-
turo Is , by the way , the dogmatlo writer from
whom Dante borrowed entire is finest passages
on the divine nature , and its manifestations
in the universe. These two compatriots were
called respectively"tho theologian of
Mary , " and "the poet of Mary. " It was St.
llonnventuro , who , when superior general of
the I'Yancisenn order , decreed that In alUho
convents a bell should ring at the sunset
hour , giving a signal for nil the friars to
kneel , wherever they might elmnco to be , and
say three nves in honor of the Incarnation.
Gregory IX. , the reigning pontiff , was then
engaged in his famous contest with the
Turks and with Frederick II. Approvihgof
the evening aye ordained for the ! rancbcuu
order , ho extended iv llko recommendation to
nil the faithful , desiring those prayers to bo
ottered for the peace of Christendom. Before
Gregory's death , In 123' ' , ) , the nngelus , In Its
most primitive form , was spread all over
southern Kuropo , but was only marked for
Bunselhour.
la the next century the diocese of saints , In
France , asked the ivlgulngpope , John XXII. ,
to grant papal approbation to tlio adding of
the noon to the evening nves. The sanction
was readily accorded , mid the augmented de
votion was soon extended over the whole con
tinent , ( I.'IIS ) .
Iu the next century wo come to Callxtus
III. , a pontiff remarkable on many grounds ,
but , perhaps , most notable us orpuilzltig ami
expanding the uoblo work begun by his pre
decessor. Nicholas YM that , namely , of the
great Vatican library , originally u repository
lor the literary treasures snatched from tuo
vandalism of Mahomet II. nftcr the full of
Constantinople. In the prolonged contest
with the Moslem conqueror , the Poles nnd
HuL'fy.rIr.5 under John C'orvinus Hunlades ,
oftorcd themselves to Callxtua III. for the
defense of Christendom. On their banner
wa < embla/oncd , "Onward for the Faith. "
The pope asked the Christian world to Join
In prayer that this noble band might success
fully ivpol tlio Moslem Invader , and , as n
united prayer , decreed three -'aves" In the
morning hi addition to those of noon and eve ,
The siege of Belgrade wai a romplolo
triumph for the Christians under Ilunmdcs
(1151) ( ) , anil was so humiliating n disaster for
Mahomet II. that ho could never after hear
thatcltynan.od without falling Into paroxysms
of r.ige. In thanksgiving Calixtus ordained
that the avcs should thenceforth bo said
morning , noon nnd night.
So entirely had the prayer of the annuncia
tion become associated with the struggle
between cross and crescent , that In the next
century , pope Pius V appealed toltaimin In
the same cause. A great naval expedition ,
formed of allied Christians , and commanded
by Don John of Austria , set out to meet the
'i'urks. Tlio ixiio ) hud solicited the faithful to
Join their supplications in the rosary. The
great victory of Lopanto , October 7,1571 , was
ono of the most destructive blows Turkish
power over sustained , and Plus V instituted
on Its anniversary , the feast of the rosary ,
solemnly celebrated to this day.
To the Homan Catholic , therefore , the
"Angehm" is unique among pious observ
ances. It Is n summary of Ins church's his
tory. It is the one prayer which cleaves , By
the notes of its bell , straight through work ,
business and pleasure , bidding him pause ,
then nnd there , compelling him to recall the
pure maiden's tranquil room at Na/areth , to
remember that God descended to redeem us
and still dwells In our midst , by a mystic
presence , nnd , finally , to recollect the great
day of liis own last summons , as ho repeats :
"Now and at the hour of death I" That An-
gclus bell reminds him of his fellowship with
a vast religious family ; for , as the sun
is always setting on some portion of the glebe
his co-rclleioni.su from polo to polo have said ,
or will say in these twenty-four hours the
very words lie Is uttering now.
Again , the nngclus is unique in being the
ono observance In which , without need of
altar , pi lest or church , mid without regard to
ago , sex , condition , \learning , ignorance , all
the children of the old creed are in unison.
The bell rings in a Catholic hind. The
student at his desk closes his book and bows
bis head. The monk in his cell lays down
liis tireless pen and clasps his weary hands.
The laborer pauses with the spade in his
grasp , and kneels. Tlio Sister of Mercy falls
on her knrea by the bedside of her fever pa
tient and the sufferer is calmed by her very
attitude. The tradesman suspends his trafilo
and is forced to remember a land above ,
where the lasting treasure is safe from rust
and moth and robber , The soldier drops his
sword and turns his eyes to a vision of pcneo
a benign angel and u gentle nfaiden. Tlio
little children break olT their play with the
innocent laugh still on their pure lips as they
murmur the words that tell how Christ came
a little child , and abode with us.
The old imgclus bells bore this inscription ,
from the psalms : "Morning , noon nnd night ,
I will cry out and announce. " The morning
" Domini " llko from
"Angelus , comes nn envoy
heaven to bring the message of a new day ,
and it consecrates , in advance , those unknown
hours that may hold , for us , care , or sorrow ,
or Joy. or death. The noon nngelus calls a
pause from eager perplexities and fevered
strivings , reminding us that wo , too , arc but
the servants of the Lord , to do His will , ac
cording to His word. The evening imgclus
announces that the day is over , and its
echoes fill the air with peace. Every belfry
sends its benediction to our hearts , for "tho
word made flesh dwells in our midst ; " and
when ten thousand lips have humbly asked
that , through the passion and tlio cross , may
come , to each , the glory and the resurrection ,
the last dying notes of tlio quivering bulls
chlmo : "Amen , amen , nmcnl"
Tlie AttKCItis In Art and Poetry.
The Angelus is , as we have Just seen , the
recapitulation of the mystery of flio annun
ciation. In no other drama does the grace of
inner loveliness so exquisitely combine with
the grace of the outer beauty , as it docs in
those brief , mystic moments at Nazareth. It
is not , therefore , surprising that art seized
upon it so early and has clung to it so per
sistently. The very elements of that scene
explain its place iu painting , as in poetry.
Midnight , silence , peace and purity ; earth's
need and God's ' love ; a mdlant angel nnd a
modest maiden ; a fact , a mystery , and n
symbol forever.
The reverent spirit of the mediaeval artists
is expressed in the legend of the famous "An
nunciation" in Florence , the tradition repre
senting , no doubt , a sentiment rather
than nn event. The artist , says tlio grace
ful old tale , had completed all but
the face of the Madonna. IIo had given to
nis archangel all that ho could bestow of
spiritual purity and visible1 beauty. But
there ho paused ; nis best conceptions failed
when ho tried to surpass liis angel by his
virgin. Crushed by thn sense of his incapac
ity , ho humbly prayed that the baud of some
worthier artist might bo endowed with the
sacred power lacking to his own. ' IIo re
solved so to leave his picture as n confession
that his subject was beyond him. Night fell ,
and for very sorrow and weariness he slept
nt tlio feet of Mary and Gabriel. The early
sunlight nvvoko him and ho raised his eyes to
the canvas. Lo ! there was painted the holy
face ho hafl feared to delineate , traced , as ho
doubted not , by the very angel who best
know the aspect that face had worn when
the llrst live was spoken 1
Uuskin says , In Ills "Modern Painters , "
"No subject has been moro frequently or
moro exquisitely treated by painters than
that of the annunciation. The most perfect
type of Its pure ideal has been given by
Fill Angolico , and by him with Its most
radiant consummation , in n small reliquary ,
in the sacristy of Santa Maria Novella. "
Dante , stern but chivalrous chanter of the
great song that glorities women , is ever
saluting the "Donna Gentil' Nel del , " to
whom ho dedicates his pen. In tlio "Pura-
diso" ( B. XIIr. ) ho alludes to the daily
nngelus when ho describes Mary as "that
fair flower , whom dally I salute ut morn and
eve , " In the "Purgatorio" ( B. X. ) his fancy
has created a tender but startling representa
tion of the annunciation. Ho'supposes this
scene , which every artist of his day portrayed
to bo reproduced in marble , nmld tlio expia
tory flames , for the consolation of the aton
ing souls. "I discovered that all the bank
around wis marble white , and most exactly
tliero was sculptured the angel who came to
earth with tidings of peace , that ho seemed
before us , in the act of sweet salute , so
chiselled to the lifo that you had sworn ho
was saying'Hall ! ' " IIo then describes the
holy virgin : "In her attitude , as seal on
wax imprest , was imaged the word , 'Behold
the handmaid of the Lord ! ' "
Chaucer's prioress refers to the daily
ntigelus , in tlio early form of the three ayes ,
only the widow's little son trained to piety ,
* * * "had In usajie.
As htmvns tausht , to Uni-ul iidown and say ,
111.4 Ave Murlo as liu goutli on Ills way. "
Milton could find no allusion moro graceful
when hodescrllics ourllrst mother , fair and
uiifallen , receiving Kuphael , than the refer
ence to the "Sinless Maid" saluted by Ga
briel. The first Eve Is she
* * * "on whom the nnui'l 'hall , '
Hnstowcd th ( < holy salutation M-i'il
1.OHU at tor to hlt'.st Mary , second Kve. "
The subject might carry us far nnd wide ,
among the pictures of many hinds and the
poems of many tongues , nil reiterating "An-
cglus Domini Nuntjnvlt Marias. " But tlmo
and space recall our wandering steps to the
canvas of Millet. Before it wo pause to hear
the far-off bells , with whoso very musio tlio
believing painter strove to fill his atmosphere.
When his picture was completed ho led up to
It one of lift friends who hail soon and tan ill
nothing of the work. After u moment's
silence Millet tusked his companion :
"Well , what is ill"
"Why , tho'Angolus ! ' " replied the visitor
conclusively , "Ono can hear the belh ! "
"Then , I'vo succeeded ! " cried the great
painter Joyfully. "At last I have made my
self understood , "
We not only catch the meaning of those
chimes ; we see the significance of that strong
light , cast with so .striking an effect on tlio
praying peasants. Ills own brush , guiding
those rays of light , once explained the motif
of the whole work. While It was still unfin
ished , a skeptical friend observed , while the
artist went on working :
"Millet , do you know what that picture
says to mo j Tlio utter usolessue.ss of prayer I
Tliero stand your man and woman ; they bo-
llovo ; they pray ; they cry to God. And
what good does it do them ! The picture
answers none. Tlio bleak fields remain , and
the desolate sky , and the dull drudgery aud
the graveyard yonder under the bells , "
Millet smiled , and went on work-
lut" . After a few JuomeuU , ho
hnck from the ensol , turned to his friend and
pointing with his brush , snlilt
"Look I"
The picture was Indeed giving the answer ,
but not the answer his guest had hcurd. The
painter had replied In the slightly opened
sky. and the light , marked , strong , peaceful ,
that fell from It over the two figures. There
fore Is that picture llkt the last book of his
epic of labor. Light abed down from heaven
on love nnd toll nnd prayer. As wo gaze , a
sense of rcposo come * from each careful de
tail. It Is evening , for the sun is in the west ,
nnd the day's task Is done. It Is Saturday
night , for they nro stnndincr , and week's anx
ieties are ended. The Sabbath of rest has
come. Wo too , bow nnd pray with them , for
looking nt "Tlio Angelus" in Millet's light ,
"Wo smile to think God's greatness flows
Hound our completeness.
Itouud our restlessness Ills rest.
noXKY / ' THK I.l IUKS ,
Fashionable Indies are not fond of hard
work , and yet they know what a toilet is to
dress for dinner.
Tiny vases scattered through a house for
imsles Is ono of the pretty fashions we urlng
from Franco.
Liquor flasks In cameo glass of dark wlno
color , nnd uro decorated usually with white
llowers.
A woman never gets through. When her
own children nro groivn , she begins work
over nguiii on hergnuiuchlldren.
Stained ivory seems to bo superseding the
pure white material. Every sort of toilet Im
plement is found in this new form , and often
exquisitely carved.
Flower fans nro the latest caprice. Violets ,
pmisics , liilcs-of-the-valley nro fastened on to
the fans , nnd are very cleverly arranged to
fold up , although they do require u larger
box.
box.Tho
The chcmlso and the rest of those clothes
that naturally go with It do not necessarily
como in "sets" now. The nightgown lias
taken on new fads , and is Just the most com
fortable garment for Its purpose ono ever con
ceived , nnd petticoats uro as pretty us dress
skirts.
With the exception of the fullness that Is
now added to the sleeve ut the top , and the
low , wide collar that has almost superseded
the high band of last season , them is little
change in cut. The gown is less often opened
at the side than last season.
In nearly every bit of headgear thcro is
some little flower or leaf or sprig of grass
interwoven iu meshes of lace or trailed in
graceful patterns on ribbons of silk or velvet.
There are to bo seen buttercups , daisies , violets
lets , roses and forget-me-nots without num
ber.
ber.The
The newest evening shoes are braided with
very narrow strips of kid the color of the
dress with which they are worn. The strips
are put on about an eighth of an inch apart ,
and nro so applied that the most serviceable
nnd amply proportioned feet look well in
them. The neatest-looking are of white kid
braided with black.
Apropos of the new fad of decorating fish
with Hewers during April tlio London edition
of the Herald says : "A corpulentturbot ,
with his tail tied up with orchids , hardly ap
peals moro strongly to one's sense of the
eternal lltncss of things than n herring bask
ing in a meadow of ferns nnd buttercups. "
Miss Mabel Jcnness Miller says : "A
woman would go to the ends of tlio earth to
find n nostrum to make herself better looking ,
and yet very few ever take tlio trouble to
even learn how to stand correctly. " Most
women , she says , stand lazily , and few can
walk a niilo without feeling fatigue , because
of tlio indolent way of carrying the figure.
Many n case of a weak back , she thinks , is
due to bad walking.
The classic chemise , praise to pristine mod
esty , has come back to us with all its sweet ,
original freshness. For. girls , do you know
refinement has decreed that the pure white
linen , lawn or fine muslin chemise , that is not
afraid of soap and water mid Hut-irons , is tlio
garnentpar excellence. Nothing is moro
dainty , and that it may bo as dainty as it can
bo the finest baud sowing , the tiniest tucks ,
the prettiest Valenciennes lace mid mo.st
.skilled French necdlewrought embroidery is
lavished on its construction.
A fan mender has his place of work in a
down-town building , a man who finds his
task a source of pleasure ns well as of profit ,
says a Boston exchange. If you leave your
fan for repairs at any shop in Boston , erin
in many of the New York stores , it finds its
way to this restorer , who is wise In the lore
of sticks and plumes , who can lit in n fresh
bit of lace or satin with exqisito accuracy ,
and who has stories to tell of the fans that
are loft in his care by people who must have
them "at once , " and forget -8011101111108 to
como for them at all.
The latest fact of the American fashionable
lady is said to bo n "costume album. " That
of u well known New York lady is described :
On the Hist page is a full length photograph
of the owner in her bridal robes , apparently
fresh from the altar , while on the opposite
page is nn artistic arrangement of tlio ma
terials which hnd composed the bridal toilet-
satin nnd lace , with oven stray orange- blos
soms and deftly painted hero and there. The
next page represents hei1' in n well-lilting
tailor-mndo suit , apparently Just on the point
of starting on u honeymoon.
Two boys of Whisky Diggings , Gal. , were
out fishing in n small creek recently , when
they discovered a deep pool that held u big
sturgeon. It was taken to town and .scaled
lf > 3 pounds.
A man named Catonl , n giant nbove seven
feet high and proportionately stout , with nn
enormous head , has Just died in Italy. Before
his death ho sold his skeleton to the anatomi
cal museum at Rome for i noo.
Miss Alice Elliott of Ottowa , Ont. , aped
twenty-three years , while suffering from de
mentia , swallowed a small penknife with the
blades open. So far she has experienced no
unplciisant results , but her physician is
watching the casowitji great anxiety.
At March , England , a llama or Peruvian'
giraffe gave birtli to n giraffe , greatly to the
surprise of the attendants' . The baby giraffe
was able to see a few minutes after birth , nnd
the manager fully expects to bo able shortly
to exhibit it as the first giraffe born in Eng
land.
land.A
A family living near Ln Grange , forty miles
from Louisville , Ivy. , are sick with what the
dot-torn call "tornado poisoning , " and ono of
the victims died nnd two nro in n precarious
condition , The physicians claim that the
germs of the disease were borne On the lute
tornado from some infected district , probably
hundreds of miles away.
A well-developed calf having six distinct
legs was born on a farm near Pittsburg last
week. Four of the logs protruded from the
usual parts of the body , with the two extra
appendages about mid-way between thoforo
mid hind legs. Otherwise , save that the tall
was a little awry , the calf was remarkably
well formed am ! developed.
The trunk of n rose bush growing nt Ven
tura , Cnl. , Is said to bo three feet In circum
ference and the first branch it throws out is
twenty-one inches in circumference. It runs
over a lattice work , and though moro than a
wagon load of boughs have been removed it
covers a space of about twelve hundred
square feet. It yields thousands of flowers
nnd is fourteen years old.
Mr. James Lancaster , a Now York farmer ,
killed nn unusually largo hawk the other day
nnd brought it in to Mrs. Dr. Tallaforro , who ,
in preparing tfi preserve its natural form ,
found four snakes in its craw. Ono was two
feet long , another fifteen inches , nnd still mi-
other six inches long. Ono had lost its head
In the dlgeatlvo mill , nnd another was con
siderably mutilated. Evidently they hud
been but recently swallowed ,
A gentleman from Jonesboro was nt the
capitol at Atlanta , Ga. , and told Mr. Briscoo
of the railroad commission n queer story. Ho
claims that in .loncsboro n baby was born
last week which has four legs mid feet , four
nrms and hands nnd n pilr of wings on Its
shoulders. The gentleman vouched for the
truth of the story , nnd said that it was still
nllvo and when ho saw It it was yelling ns
lustily as any ordinary two-legged , two-armed
and wingless infant.
In Switzerland and other mountainous
countries the goat leads long strings of ani
mals daily to and from the mountains , but it
is in South Africa that it is regularly kept
nnd employed ns a leader of Hocks of sbcop.
Should u blinding storm of rain or hail drive
the silly sheep before it , or cause thorn to
huddle together In u corner so as to sutTocato
each other , the trained goat will wako them
up , nnd , by n method best known to himself ,
will induct ) them to follow him to a place of
safety.
There is n bronze monument to Chris
topher Columbus in the City of MoxicoJ
It was erected twenty years njro by Mr ,
Kscandon , n private citizen , ut a per
sonal outlay of 800,000.
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s psction. Having carefully studied the svants of the people , we can $4.OXFORD
OXFORD TIES.
safely state that we have the most complete variety of shoes and slip .
pers of America's lending manufacturers' makeover shown in
Omaha. We can show an array of Novelties in the most approved Ladies' Russet Oxfords , hand turned , neat tip , everybody's
and newest styles and patterns which is slmyly superb. Every ef price $ i ; our price 760.
fort has been made to Include In our varied assortment only reliable . '
.
Ladies' Dongola Oxfords , hand turned , patent tip , sold by
goods ; goods which shall be most valued when they have stood the
thorough test of use and wear. Our effort in this direction has been all at $ i.25 ; we ask but 950.
decidedly successful. No auctionor sidewalk trash at our storo.Ono Ladies' Dongola Oxfords , patent tip , splendid value at $2 ;
of our main features will be our astonishingly low prices , as we are our price but $1.25.
determined to do a larger business than ever before. We feel satis '
fied that our aim will be accomplished if Honest Footwear at Low Ladies' Patent Leather Oxfords , colored ooze tops , cheap
Prices merit consideration. Every article in itself Is a bargain ; all at $2 ; our special at $ i.5o.
we desire is a call. Below we quote a few of our bargains , as our Ladies' Fancy Ooze Oxfords , a novelty , worth $2.5o ; our
space Is too limited to mention them all :
Infants' kid and patent leather button shoes , 19c. peculiar price $1.78.
Infants' dongola button shoes , hund sewed , 48c. New and novel Conceits , in low shoes of our own designs.
Childs' donliola button , heels , worked
spring button-holes ,
Rochester style , sizes 5 to 8 , 78c , sizes 8 to 11 , OBc. Best quality English Broadcloth Ovcrgaitcrs , in all of the
9 to Children's 12 , 95c. pebble button shoos , box tip , worked buttonholes , sizes late fashionable shades , spring weights , ati.3S ; actual value $2.
Misses' dongola spring heel button shoes , sizes 11 to 2 , $ I.2O. Our fine shoes and slippers for ladies'misses' and chil
worth Misses' $2. dongola spring heel button shoes , sizes 11 to 2 , $1.45. dren , men's boys' and youths' , must be seen to be appreciated.
Ladies' pebble button shoes , solid leathers OBc , worth ? 1.BO. Fine footwear at moderate prices our specialty. It will boa
Ladies' dongola button shoes $ I.BO , worth $2.
mistake in the shoe line before
Ladles' dongola button shoes , batent leather tips , $1.05 , worth a to purchase anything visiting
$2.26. our store.
Ladles' dongola button shoes , all styles , $1.95 , worth $2,7B. of 'dur
Ladies' genuine hand turn button shoes , all styles , $13 , real value Notwithstanding our great inducements in the way
$4.OO. able shoes at low prices , as an extra appreciation of your trade
Boys'A calf seamless button shoes , worked button
holes
pair warranted to give satisfaction , $1.35 , worth $2. , every we shall give away $5OO.OO worth of useful presents , which
Men's ' A calf congress and lacs shoes 1.46 , worth $2. have displayed in our east window. ' One ticket given with
Men's genuine calf congress and lace shoes at the astonishingly
low pries of $1.75 , real value $ SJ. every dollars worth purchased of us.
Inspection invited. Make comparisons. Positively One Price Only.
Mail Orders Promptly Filled.
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TJic People are Working Hnrd to Have
the Ortlor Itcvokctl.
Smxnv , Neb. , April 20. [ Special to Tin :
Bii : : . ] Tlio subject which has for a week
been uppermost in the minds of the people of
Sidney is the abandonment of the fort here ,
the ordci for which was issued a few duys
since , to tuke effect when other accommoda
tions can bo provided for the troops. It is
true that the latter part of the order makes
uncertain the time when an institution which
is the pride of all onr people and the mainten
ance of many , is to bo taken from us. But
this uncertainty mnkes the situation only the
moio painful and the moro damaging to the
interests of the town.The population is not
by any means dependent for existence upon
the fort. This particular section of the coun
try , while"playing loser" to a considerable
extent on account of the untrue reports of
destitution scattered far and wide by some
half dozen sympathetic old ladles and a
couple of preachers living at Potter ,
is still tolerably prosperous for a new
and as yet undeveloped western
country. But it is without question a fact
that many of the leading business enterprises
of the city are In existence only because of the
location of tlio military post. Thousands of
dollars are annually distributed hero by the
soldiers. Much of this money is left in town.
A portion of it goes to the farmers for miles
around the city for the fort affords u market
for an Immense amount of. farm and garden
produce. Then it is but natural that the bus-
me.ss men of Sidney should consider the aban
donment of the fort n matter of vital interest
to them. Already they lnivo given up idle
discussion and have settled down to work with
a determination to secure the delaying of. the
final order of abandonment if there is any pos
sibility of tlio thing being accomplished. And
just now the prospects are bright.
Today the correspondent of Tin : BII : : talked
to many of the most prominent nic'n in the
city particularly those whoso interests will
suffer most in the event of an immediate ear-
vying out of the order of abandonment. The
sentiment of the whole town is voiced in these
expressions of a few representative men :
Said ex-Mayor MeliiUnh , who is a heavy
property owner : "Tim abandonment of Fort
Sidney now would be of incalculable damage
to the town. Heal estate would depreciate LTi
percent In value , and storerooms now tilled
with goods would within n month be without
occupants. "
County Treasurer Tckcs-It is my opinion
that wohtcrn Nebraska , though comparatively
insignificant from a political standpoint , is
Justly entitled to the benefit or a portion of
the money spent by tlio government in main
taining its military posts. Our people are
enduring great hardships while developing anew
now country which will soon contribute Its
proportion to the wealth of the common
wealth. No people uro in justice bettor en
titled to the assistance which they nt present
obtain from the location of ttio fort in Sidney.
O. D. Kssig , Hardware Merchant I don't
suppose I sell $10 worth of goods to the people
in the garrison in the course of a year , but my
business would certainly feel the loss if they
should go. I think every man In the city , no
matter what his occupation , " * is benetlittcd
more than ho realizes , indirectly , at least , by
the presence of the troops hern.
K. M. Marcourt , Cashier Merchants'Hank :
I fall to sen how the government will bettor
itself , or the troops , either , for that matter ,
by making the change , Tlievo is no moro
easily accessible point from all parts of the
country than this. ( In case the soldiers wove
needed in any part of the United Statesthey
uro located on the main line of the Union Pa-
cllle mid could bo forwarded to their destina
tion without a mliuito'g loss of time. Then ,
too , thcro Is certainly uo cheaper or healthier
place for tlio maintenance of u garrison. Pro
visions of all kinds not furnished by the gov
ernment are nbundunUmd easily obtainable.
Judge Neulmuor nfaintnincd that while
these points wcro of importance the main con
sideration with the people of Sidney should
be the distributlon'ot ' ready money among all
classes of people , both in tlio town and in the
country , in a time when money is the hardest
thing on eaith to get hold of. "If n farmer
brings a load of wood to town , " said the Judge ,
"lio can sell it nt tl.o post for cash. It's the
same with his butter , fggs , poultry , or any
thing clso of the kind ho has for sale. These
Items don't appear to amount to much , but
they mean a great deal to the farmers of u
new country. "
E. S. Crigler. county commissioner , stated
that while ho lives forty miles from Sidney
ho knows that the abandonment of the fort
would bo felt as a loss by the people living In
his neighborhood.
General Morrow , commander of the mili
tary post , said : "I cannot bo Interviewed on'
this subject. The war department must de
termine whether the fort is to bo continued
or not. I am bound by its decision. I had
not supposed , however , that the post was in
danger of immediate abandonment. There
has Just been expended upon It ? lfi,000 , and
quarters of omeers and men are In lirst rate
condition. Considering splendid vegetable
gardens , excellent water supply , healthfulness -
ness of climate , railroad facilities , and great
advantages of post to surrounding country in
the way gf marUetfor all productions , I did
not think the post would suddenly bo aban
doned. It would bo little short of u calamity
to this section of Nebraska to break up the
post just now. "
A. Pease , the newly elected mayor of the
city and dealer in lumber and implements ,
said : "Should the garrison bo nt once taken
away from this vicinity it would entail losses
which many years of prosperity would hardly
restore. A great extent of country relies
wholly upon the Tort fern market in which to
dispose of its products of every description.
Except for this resource thcro would bo no
sale for the yield of the farm or poultry yard.
This is a new country , where farming is yet
largely experimental , and on account of the
uncertainty of the amount of rainfall , in
which , however , from natural causes , the
climate seems to bo undergoing an annual
change for the better , and it would seem that
the government ought not to unnecessarily
withdraw its continuance and support when
they nro absolutely indispensable to the welt
faro and prosperity of a widespread , strug
gling community. "
W. P. Miles , Attorney : Nothing has con
tributed moro to smooth off the rough edges
of the exceedingly hard times in this section
of tlio slatu than the money loft hero by tlio
United States troops. I calculate that they
leave annually in the neighborhood of 7r > ,0iO (
of their pay among the people of this vicinity.
Register Blanelinrd and Receiver Nceves
of the United States land oftlco Imvo become
residents of Sidney within tlio past two
months , hut both are earnestly protesting
against abandoning the post at this time ,
and are using their influence to prevent the
removal of troops as long us it is possible to
keep them here.
"Jn a short time , " snidE. McLcrnonn lead
ing merchant of the city , "say in two or three
years , I think the garrison could bo removed
without seriously retarding the growth or in
juring the prosperity of tlio town. I believe
that tlio people of these parts are , as u rule ,
feeling the effects of these hard times moro
now than they ever Imvo before or probably
will again in the verv near future. All wo
want is n little longer leasoof lifo for the fort ,
then they can take it and we will have noth
ing to say. "
Joseph Oberfolder , clothing merchant and
owner of considerable property in the county ,
said in regard to the proposed abandonment :
"Perhaps nobody would feel the effects of
the abandonment moro than our firm. I know
that the post is a benefit to our business by
thousands of dollars every year , and 1 believe
that the removal of the garrison would , at
this time , prove a greater blow to the busi
ness men ot the town than did tlio bank fail
ure last summer. If our protests sent to our
representatives in congress or printed in Tin :
BKK , or the liberal use of our money , will
prevent this action of the war department for
u few years the thing must bo done. "
Judge Heist , County Attorney Leo , Sheriff
Trognitz , Post muster Brcnnan. County Clerk
McAleese , ex-County Judge Shunwn and n
dozen others all expressed themselves in the
strongest language regarding tlio abandon
ment of Fort Sidney at a time when it will
come as such a calamity to the town and sur
rounding country.
A letter received hero today by the editor
of the Journal from Mr. Dorsey states that ho
has secured a promise from the secretary of
war that the post shall not ho abandoned
until the completion of Fort Omaha.
coxxvu / . f ri KS.
"Beware ! tliero may bo rocks ahead , "
1 said , but ho with merry laughter
Replied , "I hope so , for , when 1 wed ,
The 'rocks' uro what I'm after ! "
Neighbor Why do you wish your husband
to joln'n ledge ar u club ) Wife It will make
mo happier. Neighbor In what wnyf Wife
Uy giving mo something to complain of.
Lonestim Been married a month today ,
haven't you , old fell Still billing and cooing ,
1 suppose ? Scrugo ( dubiously ) I am not
cooing as much as I was nt one tlmo , but the
billing ah , mo !
Moro bridal couples are said to have visited
Washington this spring than over before.
One of the hotels makes u n present of n
bouquet to each bride that enters its dining
room , nnd its flower bills this season have
been enormous.
AVe take pleasure in announcing the en
gagement of Sam Klrschncr and Miss Lo
liuuiu of San Francisco , says u California
cqcliango. The sympathy of tlio cntiro com
munity Is extended to the young ludy iu her
deep atlllction.
A Kansas woman presents the strange ano
maly of being the legal wife of two huslmnus *
Mrs Allen , of Ossawotomle , was divorced
from her husband and married to n Mr ,
Hlckctts. Her first husband 1ms had the
decree of divorce set aside , and now the
lawyers are trying to settle which of her
husbands Bhall buy her spring bonnet.
William Jacobs and wife of Chester Valley ,
Pa. , are a heavy couple. Mr. Jacobs weighs
! 120 pounds and bis wife tips the beam at " 75
Tliero are eight children iu the family nnd
each weighs over 200 pounds. Mr. Jacobs'
mother was n very weighty lady , weighing
over UOO pounds. Combined the weight of the
lamlly Is considerably over 2,000 pounds.
A gay bachelor of Philadelphia has a curi
ous decoration over his sittln ; ; room mantel.
A largo frame is filled with photographs of
jjlrls and women , most of them pretty. At
the bottom of each picture is pasted u news-
paperclipping. "Why , Mr. Brown , what do
you mean ! " ho was asked recently. "They
are pictures of the only girls I ever loved , "
ho replied , "and those clippings are their
marriage notices. "
Squire Craven's office in Madison , Intl. ,
was tlio scene of u matrimonial freak. Henry
Washbuni , aged seventy , and Ellen M. Jones ,
aged fourteen years , were united in mar
riage. The strangest feature of the trans
action was that the elderly bridegroom re
turned to the city this morning and made
application through Attorney Wells to Imvo
the marriage annulled. Ho stated that u band
of White Caps visited his homo last night
and ordered him to leave his child wife or
suffer the consequences.
False to his party , false to his wife , so
thinks Miss Lucy Miller of Oi-pneo township ,
who broke her engagement with Mr. Walter
J. Wood , because ho accepted the nomination
nnd was elected assessor on the farmers'
ticket , says u Sholbyvillo , Tex. , dispatch.
The lady is an ardent republican , as was her
betrothed till tempted by the grangers. The
marriage license has been returned to the
county clerk endorsed "indefinitely post
poned. "
Prof. Hector has lost his bride , says n
Khndo , Ark. , dispatch. IIo was recently
married to the daughter of Benjamin Ward ,
n prominent citizen , after a very short ac
quaintance , and they started on a brief tour.
At Hope , forty miles away , the professor
thought of some neglected business at Tox-
arkana , and , leaving his wlfo at Hope , went
to transact it. There he got drunk and spent
his last cent. The girl returned homo.
When the professor got sober enough ho
wrote n note to his spouse as follows :
"My Dearest Darling Duckie : Please ,
whore are my clothes ! "
The answer came back :
f
"Your clothes nro where you loft them , nnd
I am where you found me. You may succeed
in recovering your duds , but you can't get mo
any moro. I intend to stick to dad. "
THE WOUhU OF FAIH WOMEN
An Able Eastern Kditor Discusses Uio
Courting of Widowti.
This letter from a widow of Now Je-r- -
Fey propounds n very interesting ques
tion , says tlio Now York Sun :
I am a widow. My husband has been dead
thirteen months. A gentleman of high stand
ing , independent position and most honorable
reputation , whom I Imvo known personally
for many years , desires to pay mo bin ad
dresses with a view to marriage , and has
frankly asked permission to do so. Is it
proper for mo to consent i Or does ho display
a lack of courtesy and good manners in mak
ing such advances so soon after my husband's
death *
Under tlio conventional rule of society
a widow may marry again a year after
tlio death of her husband. That im
plies , of course , thai HIO ! may bo wooed
BOonor , nnd how much Koonur do-ponds
on tlio Htato of "nor hoart. It may hap
pen , and it often doo.s happen , that the
very profundity of her grief and the
depth of lior attachment to the lost ren
der her peculiarly biiscopliblo to now
demonstration ! ) of affection. Her
wounded spirit craves sympathy and
consolation , and in her loneliness and
despair oho fools tlio need of a
strong arm to loan upon and a
trusting he-art upon which to
rely. Her woods , hor- downcast eyes ,
her gonllo sorrow , patient snlTorlng and
attitude of dependence makes a powerful
appeal to every manly breast , especially
if she bo young and pretty , Such a
widow is always interesting , oftentimes
absolutely irresistible. Kvon the loveliest -
liost of maidens may well look upon her
as a dangerous rival , though she enters
into no formal competition with thorn ,
and invites tender regard by reason of
the diarm of her widowhood only.
How soon after her bereavement' these
evidences of her power will bring a feel
ing of pleasure to the mourning heart of
a widow , depends probably on circum
stances and her temperament. Some
people rebound sooner than others. Jn
one case the man capable of restoring
elasticity to the unstrung heart may ho
close at hand , and in another ho may belong
long in coining , Mere concern for con
ventionality may lead one widow tosllllo
any now nftuction so soon as It lias birth ,
while another will tend and cultivate it ,
howsoever great may ho her self-accusa
tion. The feeling of the duty of grief
for the dead may ho moro irrepreh.-ilblo
in ono than another , and yet the reality
of tlio mourning in caeli may bo the
sumo.
When OlrlH Are
You Jmvo a little hand around the
third linger of your loft hand in which
is fcot a turquoise , nnd when it was put
there yon remembered that the Hindoo
said : "IIo who hath a turquoise hath n
friend. Now , that's what yon Imvo In
the man you love best , and whose wife
you are going to become a friend. Ho
is your sweetheart , yourlover , it is true ,
b > it because to you his heart seems best
worth having , his love the richest gift
you can possess , you will not vulgarize ,
us many girls do , tlio tie that binds you.
It is true you go with him alone to hoar
some wonderful musio or look at somq
fine pictures , hut I hope it is not true
that when you are at a party or in your
own homo you two pair oil' and inalcu
yourselves the objects for silly chatter
and idiotic jesting.
Ho can love you with his whole heart ,
but ho must no't make you an object of
ridicule. Ho can think you tlio most un
selfish girl'in the world , but ho must not
show his own. seliisliness by expecting
you to devote your evenings exclusively
to him , ignoring those who are at home ,
says the Ladies' Homo Journal. Lot him
come in and bo one of themthere's u
dear live minutes when ho can speak to
you , when ho can kiss you on the lips
that ho known are only the gates to
sweet , pure speech , and when ho can
whisper the lovely nothings that mean
so much to you both. Then , too , don't
lot him feel that he must give up all hiH
friends for you ; don't accept valuable
presents from him , and don't assume an
air of proprietorship with him. Toll him
nothing about your family affairs , for
the secrets of the household do not oven
belong to the man you are going to
marry , Guard yourself in word and.
deed ; hold his love in the best way pos
sible ; tie it llrmly to you with the blue
ribbon of hope , and never lot it bo eaten
away 'by that little fox who destroys so
many loving ties and who is called taiyil
Jnrity. _
The Tomato 1'io.
Written fur The Uce.
I said unto my wlfo ono day ,
"My mother used to make
Delicious pudding , luscious pie ,
And most delightful cakoj
If you but know her art ,
I'd have a thing I value high ,
"Tis " nothing moro nor less than this
A green tomato pie. "
Next day , when at my noontide meal
I saw my wife retire
Into a closet neural band ,
Close to the kitchen Jlro.
And , coming out with smiling face
And Joy-beams In her eye ,
She on the table proudly placed
A green tomato pio.
She cut it into equal parts ,
Divided it around ,
And , ga/.lug on mi' , thought that sli/j
Now happiness had found ;
But , lack-a-day ! I hesltato
To tell the reason why
She now no longer clamors for
A green tomato pie.
"Twos tasteless as potato Jam ,
Pudding of powdered bones ,
Cake made from soft and plastic mud ,
As soup of solid stones.
Since that eventful day , my wlfo
Will whimper , blush ami cry ,
Whenever I make mention of
A green tomato pie.
KooAit TIIOUXD ,
Tlio Music of tliii Future.
No matter what function muslo may bo
called upon to perform , whether it bo to ap
peal to our emotion and imagination as pure
form and color in tlio .symphony or sonata , or
to heighten mid Idealize the expression ot
poetry in the song , the cantata , or the lyrio
drama , it would bo contrary to every known
law of nature lor it to relinquish any princi
ple of organic .struct uro that has been
evolved from its own mibstunco and in ac
cordance with Its own laws. This or that
particular musical form may become oxtlnct
and make way for others In tlio general nnd
unceasing struggle for existence , and only the
llttost survive ; and what Is lit today may bo
unlit tomorrow. But the great principal of
musical form and organism of some hort Is
eternal ; and , if wo may trust the lason of the
past , the evolution of the future will still boone
ono from flimplor to moro complex and moro
highly organized forms. Just as the hick ot
musical organlbin In the old Florentine stllo
rappreseiillvo was soon felt to bo u weakness
ami not a source of strength in the lyrio
drama , HO will the similar lu : k of musical or
ganism III the Wngncrlan muslo drama bo
found to bo a weakness , and , In time , bo cured
by a now formal evolution of Homo sort ,
\V ngnor's famous dictum that itho composer
la lyrio drama must remember not to bo too
musical will give way to Van llulow's far
truer and profuundur counter-apophthegm
that a composer cannot , In any case , possibly
bo musical enough. A certain ( lenn.iu critic
once said that , whatever might bo thought of
Wngner.ho was indisputably the gate through
which the future path of the lyrio drama lay.
You , but the lyrio drama must puss through
this gate ; btop ut It it cannot.
Dr. I31rnoypracllco limited to catarrh-
ul discuses of nosoand throut. JJco bldf. (